Saronno–Laveno railway

4 ft 8+12 in)Electrification3 kV DC, overhead lineOperating speed140 km/h (87 mph)Highest elevation374 m (1,227 ft)
Route map

Legend
21.157
Saronno
211 m
24.364
Gerenzano-Turate
26.894
Cislago
29.457
Mozzate
31.471
Locate Varesino-Carbonate
33.375
Abbiate Guazzone
34.719
Tradate
299 m
37.997
Venegono Inferiore
40.424
Venegono Superiore-Castiglione Olona
42.57
Vedano Olona
from Como (dismantled)
45.079
Malnate
351 m
Valmorea railway (dismantled)
49.867
Varese Nord / Varese FS
374 m
connection FNM-FS (dismantled)
52.376
Varese Casbeno
365 m
55.682
Morosolo-Casciago
324 m
57.973
Barasso-Comerio
61.106
Gavirate
62.000
Gavirate Verbano
63.625
Cocquio-Trevisago
267 m
66.052
Gemonio
67.778
Cittiglio
243 m
from Laveno-Mombello railway station
72.152
Laveno-Mombello Lago
198 m

Saronno–Laveno railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.

It is one of the three continuations of the Milan-Saronno railway.

History

The line was opened in four parts:[1]

  • 17 April 1884: Saronno–Vedano
  • 14 August 1884: Vedano–Malnate
  • 29 June 1885: Malnate–Varese
  • 5 July 1886: Varese–Laveno

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prospetto cronologico dei tratti di ferrovia aperti all'esercizio dal 1839 al 31 dicembre 1926". Bibliographia Ferroviaria Italiana (in Italian).
  • Ferrovienord - Prospetto informativo della rete

External links

Media related to Saronno–Laveno railway at Wikimedia Commons